Partition: Lest We Forget

For Aanchal Malhotra, the stories of Partition were stories that needed to be told.It resulted in a book, reports Payal Mohanka, punctuated with endearing moments, uncontrollable tears, a poignant......

Mukhiyas seek security as violence escalates in Bihar

In the sprawling rural Bihar, elected head of the village panchayats, known as 'mukhiyas' are living in fear in view of increasing threat to their lives.Since the panchayat elections over two years......

Bandh: Oppn fuels public angst over price hike

The combined Opposition's call for a Bharat Bandh on Monday has brought most of the country to a near standstill. Rediff.com correspondents report from across the country: Mumbai: Senior BJP leader......

'The sitar and Vilayat Khan were synonymous'

The death of Ustad VilayatKhan saheb is a personal loss; our families have known each other for over two generations. His father Ustad InayatKhan saheb and my father Ustad Hafeez Ali Khan saheb and......

Arjun-Ranveer, Saif, Shah Rukh: Bollywood's COOLEST Gunday? VOTE!

With the surge of comedy and romance films, the action genre had taken a backseat in Bollywood for a while. While Salman Khan and Akshay Kumar have managed to bring it back with consecutive hits......

Review: Zila Ghaziabad is assembly-line garbage

Zila Ghaziabad's seemingly unapologetic disregard for authenticity, among other things, makes it substandard fare, writes Nishi Tiwari.It takes a special kind of talent to make a film like......

PIX: Vivek Oberoi, Ravi Kishan at Zila Ghaziabad premiere

Sanjay Dutt and Arshad Warsi did not attend the premiere of their new film, Zila Ghaziabad on February 21, but the event saw a bevy of beauties and a handful of stars. The premiere was held at......

'Amitabh Bachchan's advertisements are so silly'

It's a little strange that actor Arshad Warsi, who plays comic roles so often and so well, should say that he is not much of a comedy fan himself. The 44-year-old actor, who features in this......